Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Current conditions at

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU)

Lat: 40.04°NLon: 105.23°WElev: 5288ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jun 8:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ward CO

Red Flag Warning June 29, 12:00pm until June 29, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ward CO
 40.07°N 105.51°W (Elev. 9265 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 28, 2026
9pm MDT Jun 28, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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